you...coming up 3 right now on news 19 at 11... the releasing of water from the lake murray dam has meant trouble for one lexington county neighborhood. we'll have their story. 3 plus--clemson university has addressed allegations made in the lawsuit over a fraternitys pledge's death... 3 and--the university of south carolina's men's basketball team continues their hot streak with a win over missouri.we'll have reaction from fans as news 19 at 11 starts now.

3 good saturday evening and 19...i'm savannah levins. 3 3 the recent heavy rain forced s-c-e and g to open a spillgate at the lake murray dam...flooding some low lying areas near the saluda river. news19s chuck ringwalt spoke to residents in the pine glen subdivision in lexington who say it's yet another set back,. 3 residents of the pine glen subdivision in lexington "the whole subdivision is paranoid about everytime we have a thunderstormrmout here." bill markham is one of many in this neighborhood that don't know what to do.the high water levels in lake murray forced s-c and g to open a spill gate. over 18 thousand cubic feet of water per second were released from the lake murray dam and into the saluda river leaving markham and others like johnny mcelveen in a panic. "every time they say were going to open up the levys and i have to go and snatch my equuiptment and take it upstairs and how bad is it going to be this time? how many times are we going to

homes this time...but markham says he's not so sure he'll always be this lucky. "i don't have any options to move. this neighborhood we're generally speaking the because of this continuing problem with flood water. the property values have suffered to the point where i couldn't sell my house and relocate, so that's not any option, so no i don't go anywhere."s-c-e and g spokeswoman ginny jones says that the spill gates had to be released so the water levels did not pass 360 feet above sea level. "it's the agreed upon number that we feel like we can safely operate the lake without impacting anything else surrounding it and make sure that we're doing everything safely."but with water creeping into backyards...it's another hardship for a neighborhood still recovering from the damage left from the october flood. in lexington county...chuck ringwalt...news 19 wltx.

closing the spillgate that it opened friday, as the amount of flood water flowing into the river is slowing.they opened the spillgates in an effort to reduce the rising water at lakemurray...due to flooding accoss the midlands this week.the water has been causing issues for residents near the saluda and wataree rivers.the good news is....we're told the water seems to have crested...so it should begin to recede over the next few days.however--the company is asking people to avoid the lake murray dam area and lower saluda river for recreational boating, kayayang, and other activities for now. 3 and an important reminder that the deadline to apply for flood assistance through fema is this monday.if you have already applied, you are in the system, so there's no need to apply again.fema officials say if you have experienced any sort of damage from the flood...you should apply.you can call 1-800-621-fema or go to disasterassistance.gov.and

our website, wltx dot com 3 more than two months after the historic flood ... richland county solid waste and recycling is going back to normal debris collection. january 8-th will be the last day the county will collect flood debris.after that you'll have to take it to one of two drop off locations on caughman or garners ferry roads. 3 thanks to the dry weather today, the d-o-t was able to re-open seven roads that were closed after october's flood. currently, 39 roads are still closed in 19 counties due to the flooding. repairs to damaged roads can only be made when weather conditions allow. for an updatededlist of road closures, visit our website wltx dot com 3 a new law that took effect yesterday could be an unexpected blessing for flood ecovery eforts in our state. the law was written to assist habitat for humanity's home-building mission.it

to buy construction materials free of sales tax. it was passed in june, well before the october flood..but now it will help charities spread their money further to help flood victims. 3 3 it has been a cool and dry start to the weekend. we've has some passing clouds, but no rain in the area.our satellite radar composite shows the clouds still moving through. temperatures have been cool today, we made it into the lower 50s in general today.here are the current temperatures across the midlands at this hour.for tonight we're expecting lows in the middle 30s a few clouds around.tomorrow look for partly cloudy skies and highs in the middle to upper 50s. tomorrow night we're expecting partly cloudy in the lower to do have some colder way. we'll take a look at the seven day

3 columbia police are investigating a shooting that sent two people to the hospital.it happened on the 11 hundred block of king street around 7 last night. when police arrived...they say they found 2 people with gunshot wounds to their lower body.the 41-year-old female victim was shot in her leg and thigh area. the 20-year-old male victim was shot in lower backside. they are both expected to be okay.investigators say they do not know the motive yet and whetetr the victims knew the shooter.if you have information that can help authorities in this case, call crimestoppers, at 1-triple-8- crime-sc. 3 an arrest has been made in an armed robbery that took place last night.it happened just after 9pm outside the s-mart on two notch road.the suspect, 47 year old lawrence graham,

altercation with the male victim..graham allegedly pointed a knife and at the victim and stole his phone.he has been charged with larceny...richland county charges are possible. 3 3 clemson university is denying allegations that it "owed a duty of care" to a fraternity pledge who died during a fraternity run in september 2014.the parents of tucker hipps filed a lawsuit aftete they say their son was forced into a dangerous situation that led to his death.but university officials say that hipps may have contributed to his own death....that the run was not a violation of its hazing policy...and that they had no idea that hipps was told to walk along a bridge raililthe hipps family has filed two lawsuits, one claiming wrongful death and the other personal injury. both seek damages of at least 25 million dollars. 3 3 some lexington county

today. the city of westst columbia had to shut off water service to a number of customers until 8 this evening. this was done while water lines were being relocated near leaphart and mineral springs roads..this was supposed to happen wednesday...but had to be postponed due to t(e weather. water customers on about 20 west columbia roads were affected..you can find a full list on our website, wltx dot com...if you live in any of these areas...you need to boil your water for one minute until further notice. 3 and a water main break in columbia has casued some issues tonight.all three northbound lanes of trenholm road between coker street and forest drive are closed to repair the break. you can use coker street as a detour.at this time, a boil water advisory has not been issued for customers in the area.the lanes should be reopened tomorrow. 3

after defeating memphis...the team is now 13 and o.it's safe to say they are on a roll...and usc fans are loving every minute of this winning those fans today. 3 for everybody going to be a great year this year. and it seems like back in the old days when frank mcguire was here. i was in school at the time. well we all know once conference play starts thats when the season begins and its very, very tough, very difficult, but i know coach martin has the boys up for the task and i think they can do very well. we're going to win the sec championship. i mean i truly believe that and we may go alot further, but right now i'm setting my sights on that.>3 this win continues the gamecocks best start in 82 years. 3 coming up...after some unseasonably warm weather...we can finally say it's beginning to feel more like winter... meterologist daniel bonds will tell us how long the cold temps will last.... your full

break.3 people in the midwest continue to contend with massive flooding.in some areas the river is receding and the cleanup is underway.but in other places the water continues to rise.david begnaud has the latest from cape girardeau, missouri 3 the mississippi river is hitting record high levels in the state of missouri. but the giant flood wall that protects the city of cape girardeau is holding.(house) outside that wall it a much different story.(stop sign) in low lying areas the water couldn be stopped.(15:14:54 sot steven cook/cape girardeau public works director)david: as cape girardeau ever seen almost 50 feet of water teven: o this is the most we e ever seen e

director steven cook and found vehicles nearly submerged.wat er street took on a whole new meaning in this neighborhood where homes and businesses have succummed to the water. (bridge: david begnaud/cbs news/cape girardeau, mo)cape girardeau was devastated by the so called great flood of 1993.afterward most people in these flood prone areas took a government buyout and left.those who stayed behind are now seeing flood waters even higher than 93.(sot- gov. bruce rauner/illinois) his is one of the worst.n the other side of the river. illinois governor bruce rauner (r-ow-ner) says hundreds of homes in his state are underwater.he urging people in voluntary evacuation areas to not take any chances and leave.(02:14 sot- gov. bruce rauner/illinois) flood in the winter is much different than a flood in the summer because hypothermia is a risk with people waiting around their house to be rescued in water. he flood water is receding in st. louis and major roadways are open again.but the high water is now moving south and people in those areas are getting

news, cape girardeau, missouri. 3 the e ood threat could last through next week.the mississippi is expected to crest in memphis, tennessee on january 9th. 3 3 it has been a 3 dry, cool start to the weekend. we started off in the middle 40s in columbia and warmed to lower 50s this afternoon.our normal low is 33 and our normal high is 56 for today.records for today are 10 set in 1928 and our record high is 78 set in 1952.sunset was at 5:27 and sunrise will be at 7:30 sunday morning.here are the current temperatures across the state. still chilly tonight and that will be the case overnight too.3 here is our satellite radar composite, it is pretty quiet, there are some showers in south texas and along the gulf

few clouds still, 3 but it is dry and it should remain that way for the next several days.for tonight it will be partly cloudy and cool. sunday will be partly clcldy and a little warmer than today. a reinforcing shot of cooler air will move into the area on monday and we'll see sunny skies through tuesday.for tonight, look for lows in the middle 30s under partly cloudy skies.tomorrow we're expecting highs int he

partly cloudy skies.3 here is our seven day 3 forecast. the dry weather will continue and some colder air by tuesday.tuesday and wednesday morning we're expecting lows in the middle 20s, highs will be in the middle to upper 40s. temperatures will begin to moderate by thursday and there will be a chance of isolated showers.the better chance of rain moves in on friday with highs in the middle 60s. it looks like middle 60s on 3 saturday too, but it should be dry.

3 3 the next timimthe usc men hit the court - it will be in auburn for the start of sec play.tonight - one last tune

old metro conference rivalry. 3 gamecocks hosting the memphis tigers - good crowd down at the c-l-a just over 13- thousand in factmichael carrera over to duane notice and he burries the 3--notice had 15, and went 12-for-12 from the free throw line thehe it's keenan's marcus stroman finding sindarius thornwell who hits from long range, big night for him more from thornwell as he recieves the entry pass from carrera and he gets it off the glass late in the half it's carrera firing from straight on and he hits, and he is pumpedmemphis tho always tough and it's avery woodson hitting the 3...the game was deadlocked at 42 at the break2nd half, notice 3 tries a triple no good but carrera workign hard down low pulls it down and finishes, he

mindaugas kacinas has it poked away recovers and makes a nice pass to a cutting perry dozier jr, who finished with 7and on the other end check out stroman forcing the steal and going long for thornwell, sidarius had a season high of 18but the real story of this game were the fouls, 68 in total, u-s-c set a new single- game record with 46 free throws...gamecocks do take it 86-76, it's their best start since 1969-1970 gamecocks alswo had a season high 53

the 3 other end check out stroman forcing the steal and going long for thornwell, sidarius had a season high of 18but the real story of this game were the fouls, 68 in total, u-s-c set a new single-game record with 46 free throws...gamec ocks do take it 86-76,13 wins streak since 1969-1970. high 53 rebouds.the gamecocks likely will move up in the the coaches. 3 3 clemson in action in the upstate today.. hosting the florida state seminoles..at the top.. two.. jordan roper on the outside nails the three...few minutes later.. donte grantham wants in.. he sinks a three of his own..time ticking down in the first.. cldemson up by just a basket-- but its avry holmes driving.. fights for the bucketand the igers earn their first conference win 3 today as they take down the noles 84-75 3 right up the road at benedict.. men taking on tuskegee todayelan dejourdan.. fighting two... gets the shot 3 off.. no good.. gets his own rebound and finishes for two.. then its christopher spencer.. with the fadewaway jump shot..

steady lead.. then its robert hobson going long.. add three but benedict loses by just a point - 68-67 3 before the mens game.. the 24th ranked benedict women taking on tuskegee visitors leleat the half but the back end of this one was all tigers.. #34 terri jacobs with the lay in then its regime mccombs.... attempting no good.. but will be finished by sarach green. . thast good for 2women go on to win this one 70-58 3 taxslayer bowl from jacksonville - georgia interim head coach yan mcclendon is coming to columbia as receivers coach and co offensive coordinator.but he had business in jacksonville trying to lead the dawgs to a of the wildcat looks deep and finds malcolm mitchell wide open for the touchdown!!ran off on the plug twicegeorgia up 10-3...georgia goes the ground game - sony michelle - 22 yard run as he drags tacklers across the goal line it's 24-3 dawgsbut penn state would rally and on the final play of the game - trace mcsorley able to get the pass off in time...falls incomplete near the goal line...georgia hangs on to win it 24-17. interim head coach bryant mcclendon ming to columbia but his time in athens ends on

3 we were going to try and take the flight to them from the very beginning and i thought that was the thought process behind all the playcalling 3 both offensively, defenenvely and special teams and a great job with grasping the game plan and understanding what we were trying to do i'm just so proud of everybody there. 3 well the usc women enter conference play tomorrow as they host arkansas at home.. theyll look to defend their sec title at 3pm ..as they enter sec play undefeated for the second straight season.the ladies are on a six game win streak against the razorbacks.. but they arent taking it lightly..playing their opener with home court advantage is something that dawn staley said her squad is thankful for. 3 all the games are challenging. fortunately for us we can take car eof home. weve gottem momentum fo rthe road.. and we're a pretty good road team as well. it has a lot to do with our team, togetherness, leadership, focus..but that was teams of the past, this is a new team, so we'll see if

3 3 cleveland browns quarterback connor shaw says he's been medically cleared to resume his football career.the former south carolina gamecocks star tweeted friday, "great way to start 2016. 100% medically cleared. thank you for the encouragement and prayers. shaw damaged a ligament in his thumb during a preseason game back in august. he had surgery on his hand a few weeks later, and the team place him on injury reserve, meaning he

rest of the year.3 the sunday after new year is prime time to start your search for a soulmate, according to match.com. there is typically a 60% hike in new singles joining the site

valentine day, according to the dating site, which has declared jan. 3 "dating sundnd." match.com expects there will be a hike on the sunday after new year as people start looking for ways to accomplish resolutions, like finding love. 3 here is our seven day forecast. the 3 dry weather will continue and some colder air by tuesday. tuesday and wednesday morning we're expecting lows in the middle 20s, highs will be in

temperatures will begin to previously on "scandal"..... this is bigger than quinn perkins. it's bigger than olivia pope. maybe someone else wanted quinn's boyfriend and six other cytron employees dead? my name is huck, and i'm an alcoholic. i like to drink, let's say... (whirs) whiskey. the president of the united states had me kicked off the senate intelligence committee and is having my behavior looked into by the ethics committee, and to my thinking, it's because i was reckless enough to talk to you, so now i'm your client pro bono. unless you have a conflict of interest. you're not still tied to the white house, are you? (voice breaking) i am not yours. i don't show up places because you want me. this is over. no, no ties. really, honey? you needed to spend a few minutes with your girlfriend? mellie-- get over her! (door opens) (mellie sighs) (door closes) fitz. fitzgerald. (sighs) (groans) there are nine other bedrooms in this place

you are sweating up the baby's sofa. i will have to have it cleaned. (sighs) if i sleep in one of the other bedrooms, the staff will know. so then they'll know. mellie, if the staff knows, then the press will know in under 24 hours. good for them. really? you're fine with the press knowing that we don't sleep in the same bed? tell the press that pregnancy is making me toss and turn, so you're sleeping in another bed so that i can be more comfortable, tell them that you have been staying up late in bed trying to come up with new ways to keep america safe and democratic and free, and you don't want to disturb my pretty little head with all that thinking, or tell them that i don't want to spend my nights sleeping next to a man who gets erections in his sleep dreaming of olivia pope. your choice. i don't care. (inhales and exhales deeply) relax. i'm kidding. for now. when do you leave for the g8 summit? next week. can't you leave sooner? no. why not? because i can't leave the country i run just because my wife doesn't want to look at my face. (sighs) fine. whatever. (door opens) (door closes)

(projector and camera shutter clicking) (indistinct conversations) (woman) ooh. is that fake sweetener? i'm only asking 'cause my uncle dave, he works at a rat lab. you ever been to a rat lab? it's basically rats running in cages. or not running depending on what kind of chemicals they've been pumped with. some of the ones with sweetener, they start out peppy, but... then they spit up blood and they die. but that's just rats. (exhales) yummy-yum. a danish. i saw you got your 6-month sobriety chip the other day. congratulations. one day at a time. it's whiskey, right? yep. whiskey. nice to meet you, whiskey. i'm cocaine. ohh. (pants) okay. that was the last time. yeah, i think you said that the last time and the time before that. also times four through six, but oddly not the seventh time... ohh. so i really should remember what i did there. i'm thinking it involved pillows.

oh, wait, we can't, because you're a serial killer who keeps his victims' bodies immersed in tanks of formaldehyde in the living room. you watch a disturbing amount of television. (cell phone rings and buzzes) who is it? (rings and buzzes) my mother. do you mind making yourself scarce? i know it sounds juvenile, but she'll hear your breathing, and then i'll never hear the end of it. i'll hop in the shower. (exhales) (buzz) (door opens) (shower running) (sighs) (beep) all right. make it quick, alissa. i'm at abby's. no, she refuses to talk about work, and i'm not pushing her on it. because i don't want to raise her suspicions, and please stop calling me "007." because you're using it sarcastically. did you get the phone records? great. let me know when you find anything. (beep) (sighs) (projector and camera shutter clicking) (woman) bye, sweetheart. anything you need, call us. (man) don't work too hard, honey. (grunts) it's not just about studying.